Reticular Formation

A region extending from the PONS and MEDULLA OBLONGATA through the MESENCEPHALON, characterized by a diversity of neurons of various sizes and shapes, arranged in different aggregations and enmeshed in a complicated fiber network.

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Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.132.772

MeSH Unique ID: D012154

Entry Terms:

• Formation, Reticular
• Formations, Reticular
• Reticular Formations

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Anatomy Category
Nervous System
Central Nervous System
Brain
Brain Stem
Reticular Formation
Midbrain Reticular Formation
Pedunculopontine Tegmental Nucleus
Respiratory Center